Hon. Sharon Carstairs (Leader of the Government): Honourable senators, over the last several budgets, the government has put considerably more resources into the hands of the military than had been there in the decisions made in 1993, 1994 and 1995, where, quite frankly, program review brought down the budgets of almost every single department, with the exception of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.
L'honorable Sharon Carstairs (leader du gouvernement): Honorables sénateurs, les quelques derniers budgets ont accordé aux militaires beaucoup plus de ressources que toutes les décisions prises en 1993, 1994 et 1995, alors que des examens de programmes avaient réduit les budgets de presque tous les ministères, à l'exception du ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien.